Image pickup apparatus and display device

Abstract

An image pickup apparatus includes a case, a photographing optical system, an imaging element, and a viewfinder device. The viewfinder device includes a viewfinder case, a transmission liquid crystal panel, a lighting device, a first sheet polarizer, and a second sheet polarizer. The viewfinder case includes a case body and a case partitioning member. The lighting device and the first sheet polarizer are supported inside the case partitioning member. The transmission liquid crystal panel is supported inside the case partitioning member with the display surface faced to the window. The second sheet polarizer is supported inside the case body.

1. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
 a case that constitutes an armor; 
 a photographing optical system that is provided in the case; 
 an imaging element that is provided in the case and images a subject image guided by the photographing optical system; and 
 a viewfinder device that is provided in the case and is used for visually recognizing an image imaged by the imaging element from an opening of the case, 
 wherein the viewfinder device includes
 a viewfinder case that is built in the case, 
 a transmission liquid crystal panel that has a display surface on which an image is displayed, 
 a lighting device that irradiates light on a rear surface on an opposite side of the display surface of the transmission liquid crystal panel, 
 a first sheet polarizer that is provided between the transmission liquid crystal panel and the lighting device, and 
 a second sheet polarizer that is provided to be faced to the display surface of the transmission liquid crystal panel, 
 
 the viewfinder case includes
 a case body in which a window is provided to face the opening, and 
 a case partitioning member that is attached to the case body, 
 
 the lighting device and the first sheet polarizer are supported inside the case partitioning member, 
 the transmission liquid crystal panel is supported inside the case partitioning member with the display surface faced to the window, and 
 the second sheet polarizer is supported inside the case body. 
 
   
   
     2. An image pickup apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein an eyepiece that magnifies the image is provided between the window and the transmission liquid crystal panel inside the case body. 
   
   
     3. An image pickup apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 an eyepiece that magnifies the image is provided between the window and the transmission liquid crystal panel inside the case body, and 
 the second sheet polarizer is attached to at least one of a lens surface of the eyepiece facing the window or a lens surface of the eyepiece facing the transmission liquid crystal panel. 
 
   
   
     4. An image pickup apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein a protection plate that prevents dust from entering the viewfinder case from the window is attached to the window. 
   
   
     5. An image pickup apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 a protection plate that prevents dust from entering the viewfinder case from the window is attached to the window, and 
 the second sheet polarizer is attached to the protection plate. 
 
   
   
     6. An image pickup apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the case body extends in a front to rear direction, 
 the case partitioning member is coupled to a left or a right side in a front part of the case body, and 
 a reflecting mirror that reflects an image displayed on the transmission liquid crystal panel to the second sheet polarizer is provided in a front part of an inside of the case body in front of the second sheet polarizer. 
 
   
   
     7. An image pickup apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the case body is attached to the case. 
   
   
     8. A display device comprising:
 a case; 
 a transmission liquid crystal panel that has a display surface on which an image is displayed; 
 a lighting device that irradiates light on a rear surface on the opposite side of the display surface of the transmission liquid crystal panel; 
 a first sheet polarizer that is provided between the transmission liquid crystal panel and the lighting device; and 
 a second sheet polarizer that is provided to be faced to the display surface of the transmission liquid crystal panel, 
 wherein the case includes
 a case body in which a window for a peep is provided, and 
 a case partitioning member that is attached to the case body, 
 
 the lighting device and the first sheet polarizer are supported inside the case partitioning member, 
 the transmission liquid crystal panel is supported inside the case partitioning member with the display surface faced to the window, and 
 the second sheet polarizer is supported inside the case body. 
 
   
   
     9. A display device according to  claim 8 , wherein an eyepiece that magnifies the image is provided between the window and the transmission liquid crystal panel inside the case body. 
   
   
     10. A display device according to  claim 8 , wherein
 an eyepiece that magnifies the image is provided between the window and the transmission liquid crystal panel inside the case body, and 
 the second sheet polarizer is attached to at least one of a lens surface of the eyepiece facing the window or a lens surface of the eyepiece facing the transmission liquid crystal panel. 
 
   
   
     11. A display device according to  claim 8 , wherein a protection plate that prevents dust from entering the case from the window is attached to the window. 
   
   
     12. A display device according to  claim 8 , wherein
 a protection plate that prevents dust from entering the case from the window is attached to the window, and 
 the second sheet polarizer is attached to the protection plate. 
 
   
   
     13. A display device according to  claim 8 , wherein
 the case body extends in a front to rear direction, 
 the case partitioning member is coupled to a left or a right side in a front part of the case body, and 
 a reflecting mirror that reflects an image displayed on the transmission liquid crystal panel to the second sheet polarizer is provided in a front part of an inside of the case body in front of the second sheet polarizer. 
 
   
   
     14. A display device according to  claim 8 , wherein the display device is a viewfinder device of an image pickup apparatus that displays an image imaged by an imaging element.